Eleanor Clift: Hillary’s Speaking Fees ‘Will Not Hamper Her ... at All’

MCLAUGHLIN: “Is the Clinton household income a blessing, or is it bad for individuals, bad for society and bad for democracy? At what point, if ever, does a speaking honorarium become dishonorable? Eleanor Clift?”
CLIFT: “Well, I want to say, this is nice work if you can get it and it’s the way our society works right now. If you’re a hot celebrity, you can pick up some pretty lucrative speaking fees. If she’s elected, she would probably be the richest president ever. But is this a liability? I look back at FDR, I mean, he was very wealthy. He did a lot of great things for the little people. I think she’s genuinely motivated to close some of these gaps that have gotten out of hand in our society, and she’s -- it’s kind of an odd way to make money, just, you know, giving lectures. But she didn’t get it through carried interest at a hedge fund. So, I think -- you know, she’s got some work to do to fulfill her commitment to overcome this economic inequality that we see, but I think she’s well-motivated to do it, and I think her speaking fees will not hamper her in that at all.”